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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
accident
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From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
ankle
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
arms
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
aunt
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
Blanquette
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
bone
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
broke
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
Buda-Pesth
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From this reading IN Buda-Pesth three things happened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
city
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
consequences
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From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
days
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
dazed
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
died
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
fell
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
friend
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
happened
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From this reading IN Buda-Pesth three things happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
hospital
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
housetops
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
immediate
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From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN Buda-Pesth three things happened.
incomprehensibilities
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
inherited
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
intestate
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
Izelin
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
lasting
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From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
lay
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
leaving
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
like
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
lived
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
money
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
mother's
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
Narcisse
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
nearest
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
old
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
painter
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
Paragot
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
Paragot's
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
Paris
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
relative
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
Secondly
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
seven
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
sister
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
slipped
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
small
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
sparrows
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
strange
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
street
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
student
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
sum
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
surviving
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From this reading Secondly, Paragot's aunt, his mother's sister, died intestate leaving a small sum of money which he inherited as her nearest surviving relative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
Theodor
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
things
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From this reading IN Buda-Pesth three things happened.
Thirdly
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From this reading Thirdly, Paragot fell into the arms of Theodor Izelin the painter, an old friend of Paris student days.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
three
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From this reading IN Buda-Pesth three things happened.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
weeks
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From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The consequences of the first accident, though not immediate, were lasting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First, Paragot slipped in the street and broke his ankle bone, so that he lay seven weeks in hospital, during which time Blanquette and I and Narcisse lived like sparrows on the housetops, dazed by the incomprehensibilities of the strange city.
